Officers with the Ruston Police Department found a deceased black male early this morning.
Deputy Chief Clint Williams said that at approximately 4:16 a.m. RPD received the call of a possible deceased person in a wooded area off of Gill Street.

“Officers from the Uniform Patrol Division responded and located a deceased black male in the reported location,” he said. “Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Ruston Police Department were immediately dispatched to the scene to being a follow-up investigation into the death.”